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On the use of dorsiventral reflectance asymmetry of hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) leaves in air pollution estimation

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This study examines the role of dorsiventral leaf measurements in reflectance-based air quality estimation. The dorsiventral asymmetry is used to describe the difference between the upper (adaxial) and lower (abaxial) leaf side. Spectral characteristics of dorsiventral asymmetry and both adaxial and abaxial leaf reflectance are investigated for a typical dicotyledonous species Carpinus betulus used in an urban environment. The link with traffic-related air pollution is established and the potential for monitoring of air quality is evaluated. We conclude that dorsiventral reflectance asymmetry is a factor that should not be ignored in canopy measurements and modeling. On the other hand, the benefits of dorsiventral asymmetry indices as a tool for reflectance-based air quality seem limited.

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The research presented in this paper is funded by the BOF (Special Research fund; Project number: 41/FA070100/3/5828) of the University of Antwerp in the frame of the project ’Urban vegetation biomonitoring: exploring the potential of hyperspectral remote sensing’.

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  1. Vision Lab, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Melanka Brackx & Paul Scheunders

  2. Laboratory of Environmental and Urban Ecology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium

    Jolien Verhelst & Roeland Samson

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Brackx, M., Verhelst, J., Scheunders, P. et al. On the use of dorsiventral reflectance asymmetry of hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) leaves in air pollution estimation. Environ Monit Assess 189, 472 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6168-z

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